Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-06-02
CONDENSED NEWS.


Michigan, a n thriving mining town o
:, 800 inhabitants. Ii is a heap oil
smoking ruins, only one salo On and on
meat market remaining OF the entire bust
ness portion. Nearly three hundred lam,
lilies lost everything except what they had
on their backs. Tho fire originated in the
second story oil Neuman & Treless's gen
eral store, and under Il stiff wind swept
everything before it. In two hours from
the discovery of the fire the whole towu
wHs in ruins. Beginning at the place above
mentioned, the Ere tool everything to the
school house on the outskirts, covering an
area of Ten or twelve blocks. Churches,
stores, saloons everything, were consumed
and nothing whatever was saved. Abou,
Two hundred and seventy buildings in all
are totally destroyed. The loss will reach
ST. 0Oo, 600.
Another statement OF the loss at Lake
Linden places it at 81, 3 900, 600. An ex,
plosion soon followed the outbrake of the
tie, aud Immediately the building was
wrapped IN flames, which spread to adjoin.
ing buildings in an incredibly short space
OF time. Ii is estimated the upper PENN.
stla is 81. 900, 900 poorer on account oil
The winds n short time ago and these fires.
During the past few months the c., b.
4 y. r. II. from ST. Paul to Chicago has
had a blank coupon attached to its adyer-
tisement in thedaily papers OF tho twin cit.
les. This blank was to be filled out with
the sender's name and mailed to General
Passenger Agent Kenyon. This method
was introduced to ascertain how many
people read the advertisements in the pa
pers. As prizes. i've subscriptions each to
the daily papers and twenty tickets to
chicago we're set aside to be given to the
holders oftle lucky tickets, each OF which
was numbered. Owing to the removal oiall
passes because OF the Interstate commerce
law, the result is extremely gratifying.
Aside from this it shows conclusively that
the public reads the advertisements. Out OF
q combined circulation of 81, 625 copies,
22,o54 replies to the advertisements were
received.
Chandler & Shader, jewelers. OF Chicago,
have made an assignment. Assets, $780,
geo; liabilities. s25, 600.
The First regiment of the Missouri ma
tional guard, st. Louis, will disband, the
legislature having IA lied to make an appro-
priation for it.
Nicholas Chastellain oiDog Head, North
west Territory, Is the Oldest man in that
region, having been born in 1902.
Winnepegers are wild over the report
that Sir George Stephen, president OF the
Canadian Pacific. had wired Hon. Mr.. Nor
quay. premier Of the province, that unless
the action OF the Manitoba government in
reference TO b%uildinga road to the bound
airy to connect with the Northern Pacific
railway was rescinded his mpan would
withdraw the workshops from Winnipeg,
and deyia,e the course OF tie Canadian
Pacific from the city. The Canadian Pa
ci6c is being cursed on all hands. and feel
ing here is about as high a there is any
l ppcaEaifZ for Annayntinn ia Lain, fraalv
talked OF.
The c.ar and czarina have arrived at
Riazan. Five men who plotted to kill the
car we're executed in st. Petersburg.
The building No. 4 Park street, Boston,
owned by William hoffman aud occupied
by Houghton. Mihin & CO., publishers Of
tho Atlantic Monthly, was damaged by
fire TO the extent of $50, 900.
The Pail Mall Gazette that
June 81 will be observed as a holiday
through the United. Kingdom. On thatday
the Queen viii AVE completed the fftiesh
year OF her reign.
1t is now denied hat Mr.. Blaine will
spend the summer in Europe, or that he
will 90 to Europe at all. On the contrary
it is said that he will put in the season at
Bar Harbor.
The Manitoba legislature adopted a
engthy address to Queen Victoria. con-
graduating her majesty on the occasion OF
the fiitieth anniversary OF her accession to
the throne.
A disagreement between Manufactures
and the Knights OF Labor at Haverhill,
Mass, throws 1000 people out Of work.
Gov. Hill OF n. Y. sent the name OF Col.
Fred Grant to the senate Tor quarantine
commissioner.
The president has made his old Albany
steward Sinclair, keeper OF the live stock
at Oak View.
Mai. Ben: Perley Poore was taken Sc.
serely i'll. in his committee room at the
capitof. The attack was the result OF
overwork and the heat. The Major was
overcome suddenly by sickness OF the stom-
ach and quietly tainted away. Three
physicians were in attendance, and in a
lew moments the patient was restored to
consciousness. When his strength was
partially ~regained he was removed to his
rooms at the Ebbitt house.
1t is reported that Bismarck has instruct
ed the German ambassador at Paris to
advise the French government, in the in
terest OF peace, to conduct the mohilizing
experiment so as not to seem to menace
the German frontier. Meantime diplomat
ic representations have been postponed on
tCCOuut VI but EEruCu ulNlSlrTtdl FCfislS.
Religious orders which are permitted to
return to Prussia by the new ecclesiastical
law are preparing to reopen converts.
Leading members of the Knights of
Labor at Montreal say that all Roman
Catholic Knights have complied with the
Injunction OF Cardinal Taschereau and
ave approached the tribunal OF penance
and accused themselves OF having formed a
part of the order. They were granted
forty days from Easter, that is till the
least OF the Ascension, to do this.
Gen. ia mes l.. Sefride. a hero OF the War
Of the Rebellion and a prominent citizen OF
Philadelphia, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the head with a re-
voiver.
Richard X. Fox, hacker OF Jack Kilrain,
says that be did not intend to make q
match with Sullivan except under prize
ring rules 10 a finiSh. and for SO, 900 or
$4,000 a side and the diamond belt.
Bob Lamar, accused of killing the Har-
men brothers Of Dallas, Miss, in 1884.
was acquitted a few days ago by a jury in
O third trial.
Benjamin F. Horn, proprietor OF the
East st. Louis stove factory, has assigned,
with $33, 600 debts and $50, 600 assets.
The bones and Doodle of a supposed
robber are found on the banks Of the Red
river.
At Montevideo, Charles Arner charged with
carrying a concealed weapon and threat
ening to use it, was brought before Justice
Shardlow and bound over in $500 to APP
pear before the grand jury at the next term
Of court.
Ernest Lehart of Perham had a prelim-
mary examination before Justice MeCrea
Of Perham, on a charge OF issuing a check
on a bank in which he had no deposit.
He was bronght to the Jail there to wait
for trial at the spring term OF court.
John West OF st. Cloud, brakeman
on the Manitoba road, who had both his
legs taken off at Roder's Siding, has died
of his injuries.
Notwithstanding the wholesale denials OF
the Manitoba papers, it is officially report
ed that "a per cent of the whole wheat
crop OF 1885 in that province was frozen,
and only a little Of it could be graded
above \ 2 frosted"
AT q meeting of German anarchists near
South Orange, N. j.. a man VIII o resembled
Johann Most said: ''The land theories OF
Henry George were in the main the same
as those of the anarchists. Henry George
was all right on the labor question, but
wrong as to the remedy"
One OF the most powerful Celtic organ
i~zations in this country, the Clan. Ma Gael,
is said TO be about stranded on the shoals
OF financial ruin by one OF it's prominent
officials leaving for parts unknown with
Sio,0 available fund.- which it had
gathered for use for the cause OF Ireland.
The alleged defaulter is one OF the number
who obtained sufficient power to control
the recent convention held in Pittsburg,
and has been for a year or more continu-
ally suggesting drains upon the exeehequers
OF the subordinate clans. Il is said that
the defaulter is a native OF Kentucky and
recently came from the West.
At Fulton, KY. an explosion otthe boiler in
the planning mill OF lie Cornu & Bro, re-
suited in the death OF John Rascoe, Fred
George aud Lucien McLarney. A hall doz-
en- other people were severely injured,
James D.. Lucas fatally.